Bracket.



C. I. FLUCK.

BRACKET. APPUCATION FILED NOV. 9. 1915.

Patented Nov. 2?, 191K,

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CLARENCE I. FLUCK, 0F BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA.

BRACKET.

Application filed November 9, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARENCE I. F LUCK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bethlehem, in the county of Northampton and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Bracket, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a bracket especially designed for use in supporting clothes lines, although the same is equally useful in holding lines for other purposes, one of the objects of the invention being to provide a simple form of bracket capable of swinging relative to its support and which is provided with means whereby the line can be readily connected thereto without tying it or using any special form of fastening means separate from the bracket.

A further object is to provide means upon the bracket for engaging the line so that it will not injure the line when drawn taut, the expansion and contraction of the line being permitted without producing wear thereon.

With the foregoing and other objects in View which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings Figure 1 is an elevation of one side of the bracket and showing a portion of a line connected thereto.

Fig. 2 is an elevation of the opposite side of the bracket and showing a portion of a line in engagement therewith.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the bracket.

Fig. 4 is a plan view.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates an attaching plate which can be flat or rounded as desired and has ears 2 arranged one above the other, this plate being adapted to be secured to a wall, post or other supporting structure by means of screws 3 or in any other suitable manner.

The cars 2 are engaged by lugs 4 extending from the top and bottom of the thickened back edge 5 of a plate 6 which is thus mounted to swing relative to the plate 1, the edge 5 i g fitted n g y between the ears Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 2?, 191W.

Serial No. 60,555.

2 so as to hold plate 6 against upward and downward movement relative to the plate 1. Formed upon one side of the swinging plate 6 is a bracket 7 the upper portion of which is provided with a space to receive a sheave 8 mounted 011 a bearing pin 9 which extends through bracket 7 and plate 6. Extending downwardly and backwardly from the lower portion of the bracket 7 is a tongue 10 which diverges downwardly from the plate 6 thus to form a wedge-shaped space 11 between the tongue 10 and the plate 6. A slot 12 is formed in plate 6 opposite tongue 10 and is somewhat wider than the tongue. Another tongue 13 is extended upwardly and outwardly from the plate 6 at the opposite side thereof and adjacent the upper end of the plate, there being a tapered opening thus formed between the tongue 13 and the side of plate 6. A slot 14 is formed in the plate at one side of tongue 13 and is broader than the tongue.

It is to be understood that a bracket such as herein described can be secured to any suitable support and after it has been placed in position a line, such as indicated at L, can be readily attached thereto without tying. This is done by extending the line over the sheave 8 and thence downwardly between the tongue 10 and the plate 6, the line being drawn upwardly so as to wedge tightly in the space 11 and slot 12. The free end of the line is then drawn about the front edge of the plate 6 and brought into position between tongue 13 and the side of plate 6. By pulling downwardly on the end portion of the line it will become tightly wedged in the space 15 between plate 6 and tongue 13 and in slot 14. Thus it will be seen that when the main portion of the line is pulled taut.

those parts of the line within the spaces 11 and 15 will be more tightly wedged in place and all possibility of the line becoming detached is thus removed. Furthermore, any longitudinal movement of the line due to expansion or contraction, will result in the rotation of the sheave 8 so that the line will not be subjected to objectionable wear. As plate 6 is mounted to swing, the line can be extended in any desired direction from the support.

The entire device is cheap to manufacture and can be readily set up for use.

What is claimed is The combination with an attaching plate, of a plate pivotally secured thereto, the free end of said plate disposed laterally at an inas my own, I have hereto affixed my signacline, a bracket on the inclined end of the ture in the presence of two Witnesses. plate, a sheave journaled between the bracket CLARENCE I. FLUCK. and the plate, and rope gripping means on 5 the bracket and plate.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing Witnesses:

IVY E. SIMPSON, PHILOMENA A. ROCKELLI.

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